Song Zining glanced over and immediately exclaimed, "Void Crystal! So big?"
"Void crystal?" Qianye recalled that when he first picked up this thing, it was indeed constantly generating void force inside.
Song Zining took it over and looked at it, his eyes paused for a moment at the gap where the prismatic crystal had been filled, and said, "What is this? Inlay?"
Qianye briefly talked about his experience of finding a small crystal chip in the Viscount Portu Nerubian Castle and getting the whole crystal in the Black Forest.
Song Zining nodded, and said, "I'm not sure, it's best to ask Nangong Xiaoniao to take a look, she is an expert in this field."
Song Zining tidied up the room slightly, erasing some traces that no outsiders could see, and then called in his attendants and maids, asked them to settle down the sleeping little girl, and invited Nangong Xiaoniao to come over.
Although in Song Zining and Qianye's public statements, Zhu Ji was an orphan picked up from a destroyed human settlement during Qianye's safari. But looking at the eyes of those followers and maids, Song Zining couldn't help feeling depressed. Even if this excuse sounded clumsy, why didn't anyone guess that it was Qianye's bad deed? What's with that kind of eyes that everyone understands and Qi Shao doesn't need to explain!
Of course, Qianye laughed endlessly.
A moment later, Nangong Xiaoniao rushed over and saw Qianye, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, blushing on his face. Without exchanging a few pleasantries, she saw the things on the table at a glance, and immediately exclaimed, "Void crystal! It's still the best!"
Nangong Xiaoniao pounced on it at once, grabbed the dull crystal, looked at it carefully for a while, and then reluctantly put it down.
"What is this thing for?" Qianye asked.
"This is the best power source that can be found so far!" Nangong Xiaoniao replied.
After her detailed explanation, Qianye realized that the Void Crystal is equivalent to a natural node connected to the Void. Under the stimulation of an appropriate force circle, it can continuously supply the Void Force without exhaustion. However, this kind of substance cannot be produced in mineral veins or fixed areas. It only appears abruptly in some extreme cases, so it is extremely rare, and it can be encountered but not sought.
The most important use of void crystals in the empire is to build power furnaces for battleships. A void crystal the size of a little finger is enough to drive a destroyer, and the void crystal Qianye obtained is unbelievably large, and it can completely drive the highest specification "Skyfire" class mothership in the empire.
So far, the super warships of the empire's floating fleet are very limited, only a dozen or so ships. It is so rare, not because it cannot be made, nor because it cannot be used, but because there are not enough void crystals to make a power furnace.
With a void crystal of this size, the empire would have one more warship. When many noble ladies came to Heiliu City with Wei Potian that day, Qianye had seen the main battleship of the empire, as if the entire block of the city had sprung up from the ground, and that ship was not at the level of Tianhuo. If the void crystals can be traded, then the other parts of the entire warship are not worth a single void crystal.
But after Nangong Xiaoniao confirmed it, Qianye felt troubled besides the joy of picking up the treasure. This kind of thing is one of the most important strategic materials, it is difficult to deal with, and not everyone can have it.
Song Zining and Qianye looked at each other, understanding what each other was thinking, Song Zining immediately said, "I'll find a way to deal with this thing."
The days that followed were extremely calm, and the bloody battle of the Iron Curtain continued. From the regular reports sent by Guinsoo and the headquarters of the expeditionary force, we could see the fierceness and bloodiness of the battlefield. However, Heiliu City, which is recuperating, is like a safe haven, with a steady flow of people and an orderly flow.
Qianye was still hesitant about going to the Zhao Clan. He was not afraid of danger, but instinctively resisted the truth of what happened back then. Song Zining didn't try to persuade him any more. Instead, he was preparing for battle in full swing, preparing to take advantage of the great opportunity of the Iron Curtain to lead the dark fire to sweep the dark kingdom, at least flatten the adjacent areas of the Heiliu battle zone, and consolidate and expand the achievements of Qianye's previous westward advance. .
Zhu Ji, like all human girls of the same age, began to eat and sleep, and slept and ate, without any abnormalities at all. However, the habit of jumping on Song Zining and calling her mother still exists, making Qi Shao extremely depressed, and when she faces Qianye, she will show a little difference from ordinary children, as if she is fearful and submissive.
This afternoon, it was still three or four o'clock, the leaden gray sky above remained unchanged, and the city began to light up a little bit of light according to the usual schedule.
Qianye walked on the streets of Heiliu, looking at the city that now belongs to him. In front was a construction site spanning two blocks. The thick steam pipes roared to transmit power, pushing huge machinery higher than the surrounding floors, and countless workers were working on the scaffolding.
Whether it is the repair of the city wall or the reconstruction of the block, it will not be long before the flow of people from various places will fill these simple or luxurious buildings, so the trauma of the Battle of Heiliu will be turned over in the local chronicles page of .
This is Eternal Night, a barren and gloomy land with an incomparably tenacious vitality.
Qianye stood on a pile of steam pipes that criss-crossed like spider webs, looked at the lights that lit up most of the city, then turned his head, looking beyond the city wall to the endless wilderness.
He suddenly moved in his heart and lowered his head. On a section of the street, among the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, a young man stopped and looked up.
When Qianye saw that familiar face, he suddenly felt a little dazed. Tianxuan Chunshou, who was separated by a continent, seemed to be just yesterday, and it seemed that it was already a century away.
The man floated up in the air and walked up to Qianye step by step. The short light-colored hair was blown by the wind and kept hitting his handsome face. He smiled and said, "Qianye, long time no see."
Qianye was silent for a while before saying, "Second Young Master Zhao."
Compared with Tianxuan Chunshou, Zhao Junhong's temperament has changed a lot, and his arrogant arrogance is completely restrained under his calm eyebrows. He was wearing an ordinary samurai uniform, and the silver wing fantasy on his back was completely covered under the hooded cloak. Except for his tall and elegant figure, he looked no different from the warriors coming and going at first glance.
Zhao Junhong also looked Qianye up and down, and said with a smile: "Our appointment time has passed, but it seems that I am getting worse and worse than you."
Qianye's tense body relaxed slightly, showing a slight smile, "Second Young Master, if you are interested, I can accompany you."
Zhao Junhong's dark, dark and purple eyes suddenly lit up, he was eager to try, and then he said regretfully: "The bloody battle on the Iron Curtain was a great time, and you and I fought side by side, so it's a good time to compete. It's a pity that Yu Ying is waiting for you in the west land , she has already let go, if you don't go, she will come to arrest people herself."
"Yu Ying? Has her injury healed?"
"Not yet, if it's all right, how can she stay at home honestly?" Zhao Junhong paused, and said gently: "The fourth brother is now in charge of all the teams in the bloody battle of the Zhao Clan, and he can't escape, so I will accompany you. Westland."
Qianye was silent again.
"Isn't it windy up there?" A voice sounded from nearby, and at the same time, it was mixed with a soft and waxy child's voice. Song Zining stood on the street below, looking at the two of them with a smile. Zhu Ji was hanging tightly on his right arm like a koala.
On the way to the dark fire base, Qianye found out that Zhao Junhong came alone, without any guards. The Zhao Clan was in a tense situation on the battlefield of the bloody battle. Zhao Junhong disguised his identity and came alone, but he didn't want to cause trouble and alarm others.
In addition, Zhao Yuying was not in the Zhao Mansion of the Western Extreme City, but had already arrived at the Zhao Clan's airship transfer base on the edge of the Western Land. Qianye knew in her heart that Zhao Yuying had interrupted the healing process and came here to pick her up. If she continued to delay, she would really come to Yongye and arrest him to the Zhao Clan with her own hands.
Some things cannot be avoided after all.
After Qianye returned to Dark Huo's residence, he started to pack his luggage. In fact, he didn't have much to bring. Zhao Junhong came here to deceive others, so he stayed in Qianye's room. The two of them didn't talk much, and they were actually carefully avoiding a topic.
After wiping the twin flowers, Qianye suddenly said: "Master Zhao said that he has a crystal lock left by my mother."
"When Jundu returned to the Zhao Clan to be promoted to a general, he told his father about you. So, when you go back this time, your father will be there, and the things to be handed over to you will also be with him."
The father Zhao Junhong spoke of was naturally Cheng Engong Zhao Weihuang, who was also Qianye's father.
Qianye fell silent again.
Zhao Junhong said softly: "Back then, my eldest brother, my third brother, and I had already enrolled in school, and there was only Jundu in our family, so he was very close to you, maybe you don't remember... He didn't witness that incident with his own eyes, but It still has a big impact on him, and he has been puzzled all these years."
"However, the inside story of that matter is very complicated. We have been working hard for many years, but we still can't know the whole story. Up to now, most of the people involved in it at the beginning are gone. Let my father tell you the specifics, but maybe he can tell you. Very limited."
"Why?" Qianye finally spoke.
"Because when the incident happened, my father was still fighting the rebels thousands of miles away. When he heard the news and rushed back, it was already too late."
Hearing this, Qianye inexplicably relaxed a little, and the room fell silent again. After a while, Qianye's voice finally sounded: "If you can, let's go tomorrow."
The itinerary was scheduled for the next morning, and not many people knew that Qianye was going to travel far, and Nangong Xiaoniao was one of them. She sent Qianye all the way to the door of the airship, and she hesitated to speak many times, until the door of the airship was closed, but she couldn't say what she wanted to say.
The engine roared, and the airship, which already had traces of time, soared into the sky and flew towards the boundless sky. Nangong Xiaoniao stood there until the airship completely disappeared, then slowly turned and left. On her childish face, a lot of sadness climbed up at some point.
As soon as Qianye left, Song Zining sent someone to invite Nangong Xiaoniao to the study.
"Sit down." This time Song Zining was amiable, no longer as indifferent as before.
"I'll just stand." Nangong Xiaoniao was very indifferent, apparently Song Zining's last time persuading her to leave Qianye was not so easily forgotten.